Truth7t7
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The Church Is The Israel Of GodYou simply misunderstand Gal. chapter 3 brother, and you take away from that chapter just the opposite of what Paul wrote the letter unto the Galatians about. A simple rereading would let you see this, if you understand that Paul is angry at the Galatians because they have started serving the Law (Flesh) in stead of living by Faith alone.
He stars out O foolish Galatian who has bewitched (fooled/deceived) you, having started out in the faith you have now moved to the flesh (Laws). So what comes next is a tirade by Paul where he shows the Galatians why the Laws can not save them, but only the by Faith can they be saved, just like Faithful Abraham.
Then at the very end he does not say we are ALL ONE as you seem to think he is saying, he is actually saying just the opposite, that we all come into the kingdom in the EXACT SAME MANNER be we Jew or Gentile, be we Male or Female.
Question, are there still Females and Males? Of course there are, and there are also Jews and Gentiles, you missed Paul's whole point here, you come to the conclusion he is saying Israel and the Church are ONE, he is not, he's simply saying we come unto Jesus in ONE MANNNER, by Faith, not by serving the Law. If you were correct, then there would also not be any males or females, but that wasn't Paul's point.
Look back at the very 1st verse to see his point, O Foolish Galatians who has deceived you that you starting out in the Faith have now started serving the flesh (Laws). And we know he's speaking about THE LAW because he goes on a diatribe about how its wrong to serve the Law but correct to live by FAITH ALONE.
So, what is the point? Well, who would have told these Gentiles that they needed to serve the LAW? Not Romans, but Jews whom had become Christians and had come in with bad info (like we get on here every day somewhere or another) thus those Galatians were practicing the Laws trying to EARN their way to heaven.
So Paul sees that they think they have to be "like the Jews", or become quasi Jews in order to make it into Heaven, thus Paul say, DON'T DO THAT......There is neither Jew nor Greek, Male nor Female, the male nor female line ought to give you a clue that Paul is not saying we are all one in LIKENESS or one in KIND, he is saying we are ALL ONE in how we come into the Kingdom by FAITH ALONE.
Now go back and reread and see how he says life in Christ is not of THE LAW.........but of THE FAITH ALONE.
In other words, you do not have to be Jews to make it to Heaven so STOP trying to earn your way to heaven via serving the Laws(Flesh = you EARN your way) after having come unto God by Faith.
So, this is how misconstrued understanding can lead us down wrong paths. The Jews are not one as a Nation with the Gentiles, Paul tells us on Rom. 11 they will be grafted back in AFTER the Time of the Gentile is come full (Rapture). He says THEIR (Israel) calling is without repentance.
Gods words clearly show (Two Israel's) below
1.) Israel of the flesh (Jews)
2.) Israel of the promised seed (Church)
Scripture clearly teaches Israel of the flesh, they aren't the children of God, it's that simple
Romans 9:6-8KJV
6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
Yes the Kingdom of God has been taken from National Ethnic Israel, And Given To The Church, a "Holy Nation" as clearly seen below
Matthew 21:43KJV
3 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
1 Peter 2:9KJV
9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
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